albatross

noun

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as in millstone

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Recent Examples of albatross The ball bounced some 30 yards short, rolled onto the green and into the cup for an albatross. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 Brittany Cartwright has become the center of the show without the albatross of Jax Taylor hanging around her neck. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 The construction costs may generate headlines, but the long-term economics frequently can become an albatross. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for albatross
Recent Examples of Synonyms for albatross
  1. millstone
  2. stranglehold
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  • What had once been the engine of Microsoft’s AI strategy was starting to feel like a millstone.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2026
  • Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of millstone
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  • Interest in the new carve-out is said to have been tempered by ESPN’s stranglehold over the high-impact January games.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And now, there’s a growing coalition trying to revive condo construction in California by reforming a decades-old law that housing advocates and developers say has put a stranglehold on condo development.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stranglehold

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